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this horrific day, we know that many people across the country will be thinking of our children and educators, so tragically taken from us. and wondering how to help. we ask that you consider performing an act of kindness or volunteering with a charitable organization in your own local community. we hope that some small measure of good may be returned to the world. >> the families say sdploot let other stories coming in. >>> more than 1700 flights are canceled. many are stranded. temperatures plunged below friezing, even in california, nevada. windchills are 40 below zero in the midwest. snow and ice has blanketed the northeast, including in yonkers, new york. fortunately none of the injuries appeared to be serious. >>> nasa set it's found evidence of a large freshwater lake on mars. samples from the mars curiosity robot that's been collecting data from mars last year revealed the lake may have been around for thousands of years, but eventually turned to desert. >>> i was thrilled to be in attendian at the annual kennedy center honors here in washington, d.c. this year's show brought together
this horrific day, we know that many people across the country will be thinking of our children and educators, so tragically taken from us. and wondering how to help. we ask that you consider performing an act of kindness or volunteering with a charitable organization in your own local community. we hope that some small measure of good may be returned to the world. >> the families say sdploot let other stories coming in. >>> more than 1700 flights are canceled. many are stranded....
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a challenge is education. more south africans, world class education. the commitment to education, not just education, but achieving excellence. it's a challenge that i am sure my peers will adopt in the next couple of years. >> speaking of achieving educational excellence. is it true that you have a planet named after you? >> yes, that is true. a minor planet. it is located near the jupiter asteroid belt in honour of my achievements with my previous work on rocket fuel. >> thank you. a harvard graduate and former singer for nelson mandela. joining us live. >> and our own john henry smith is here with a story of a special anniversary in sport. >> absolutely. good morning to you. well, the annual army-navy football game is a week away. today is the 50th anniversary of a memorable concept, a 1953 game played 15 days after the assassination of president kennedy. michael eaves has more. >> as the nation mourned the lose of its leader, 100,000 fans filed into municipal stayed numb in 1953. president kennedy a football fan and navy vet attended the same confe
a challenge is education. more south africans, world class education. the commitment to education, not just education, but achieving excellence. it's a challenge that i am sure my peers will adopt in the next couple of years. >> speaking of achieving educational excellence. is it true that you have a planet named after you? >> yes, that is true. a minor planet. it is located near the jupiter asteroid belt in honour of my achievements with my previous work on rocket fuel. >>...
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all three of our parents were educators. it inspired an album and our pbs special that we debuted this month. >> love that back story on that song. >> yeah. she's amazing. >> texas tenors, you'll be performing next hour? >> true. >> we're ready. >> we're going to sing "you should dream." >> that is good news for us. thanks for being here. we'll hear new a little bit. >>> next up, is obamacare tricking americans into thinking they're getting a bargain? we're crunching the numbers, the real numbers. and they're shocking. >> plus, the angels hit the runway tonight and we've got your heavenly sneak peek. ♪ >>> 15 minutes to the top of the hour. quick headlines for you. a french businessman found guilty of fraud after selling defective silicone breast implants to 300,000 women in 65 countries. he was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay a $103,000 fine. >>> guys, i know i'm twisting your arm, but check out this sneak peek of victoria secret's fashion show. ♪ ♪ >> you can see more of the angels performance an
all three of our parents were educators. it inspired an album and our pbs special that we debuted this month. >> love that back story on that song. >> yeah. she's amazing. >> texas tenors, you'll be performing next hour? >> true. >> we're ready. >> we're going to sing "you should dream." >> that is good news for us. thanks for being here. we'll hear new a little bit. >>> next up, is obamacare tricking americans into thinking they're...
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abject poverty for blacks and severe restrictions on travel, education and employment. whites enjoyed all of the powers and riches in this rich country. his tribal name meant troublemaker. perhaps it was his destiny, particularly after the massacre in 1960 when he and the african national congress took up armed struggle. >> there are many people who feel it is useless and futile for us to talk about peace and nonviolence against a government who is using savage attacks on unarmed defenseless people. >> reporter: mandela was a born leader. so in 1964 the apartheid government tried him for treason and sought the death penalty. his opening statement to the court electrified the country. >> i have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society. it is an ideal for which i hope to live for and see realized. but my lord, if it needs be, it is an ideal for which i am prepared to die. >> reporter: mandela was sentenced to life in prison and sent to the notorious robben island prison, and he was not heard from for nearly 30 years. and then in 1990, the south african governm
abject poverty for blacks and severe restrictions on travel, education and employment. whites enjoyed all of the powers and riches in this rich country. his tribal name meant troublemaker. perhaps it was his destiny, particularly after the massacre in 1960 when he and the african national congress took up armed struggle. >> there are many people who feel it is useless and futile for us to talk about peace and nonviolence against a government who is using savage attacks on unarmed...
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in businesses in health care and in education, real need for innovation in software and data centers and being able to make use of all this information. and have it create better outcomes for patients, for students, to solve all the challenges that are out there. so we have been building really change the company quite dramatically in the last five years. in building a whole new set of capabilities and we'll invest in those further as a private company, without an obsession on short-term results. [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples for homemade. you need safeway sugar for just a buck eighty-eight. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another only two ninety-nine for challenge butter. and when hands get messy quite surely they'll say yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday. safeway. ingredients for life. ♪ ♪ >>> 'tis the season to bust a few moves, after lighting the national christmas tree. president obama joins some performers on the stage for an
in businesses in health care and in education, real need for innovation in software and data centers and being able to make use of all this information. and have it create better outcomes for patients, for students, to solve all the challenges that are out there. so we have been building really change the company quite dramatically in the last five years. in building a whole new set of capabilities and we'll invest in those further as a private company, without an obsession on short-term...
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i was able to pay for my college education. a lot of other people don't have those advantages. so what's the answer? and i'm only saying -- we do need to have a national conversation, just like that guy at walmart told you, but we're not really having that conversation. we're just fighting about it. people on one side, people on the other, just like normal. >> we are absolutely fighting about it. we're -- we have these bills proposed in washington, senate democrats to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. the question that bill simon brought up, the u.s. ceo of walmart who we talked to before is the issue of mobility. you come in at one level but how can you rise higher? joanna feels like she can't rise higher. another important thing, carol, younger people used to be the majority of people who had these jobs. increasingly, that's not what's happening. look at the data from last year. what it shows us is that out of all the hourly workers in this country, of those that make minimum wage or less, about 50% of them are 25 and older. so these aren't just teenagers' jobs anymor
i was able to pay for my college education. a lot of other people don't have those advantages. so what's the answer? and i'm only saying -- we do need to have a national conversation, just like that guy at walmart told you, but we're not really having that conversation. we're just fighting about it. people on one side, people on the other, just like normal. >> we are absolutely fighting about it. we're -- we have these bills proposed in washington, senate democrats to raise the minimum...
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how does the world, the education system in south africa. how do educators around the world. what will children learn of nelson mandela? look at many of the young faces when you were playing the music beforehand. many of those who are performing weren't alive in the '80s during the struggle. they weren't there when mandela was freed or the free elections in the early '90s. it's a fascinating question for me, when you say farewell and pay tribute to one of the greats of history, today all the tributes will be made, 10 and 20 years from now, what will the young people take from it? >> it's interesting to that point, john, during the president's remarks, he mentioned what is probably nelson mandela's most famous speech, no matter when you were born. during the trial that wound up sending him away on his sentence, he had so many famous lines. it was notable because it would be the last words he spoke before he disappeared from society for all those years. the crowd went wild when nelson mandela's words echoed here through the words of president obama, to hear the cloud erupt, the
how does the world, the education system in south africa. how do educators around the world. what will children learn of nelson mandela? look at many of the young faces when you were playing the music beforehand. many of those who are performing weren't alive in the '80s during the struggle. they weren't there when mandela was freed or the free elections in the early '90s. it's a fascinating question for me, when you say farewell and pay tribute to one of the greats of history, today all the...
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i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. >>> welcome back to a special edition of "new day." we start again, of course, with the passing of nelson mandela. you're looking at live pictures down in south africa. the news is sad to be sure but it is also definitely reason for celebration, because of the life and legacy of nelson mandela. people have been gathering outside his house. you will hear now singing, chanting, because remember, the greatest example of nelson mandela was the epitome of learning how to have joy in your heart even through the greatest of adversity. that's what we're seeing in south africa being echoed around the world and continuing to grow as word spreads of the passing of this great leader. we have arwa damon there outside the celebration. what's the latest from there, arwa? >> reporter: it's quite incredible to be out here looking at how this nation is dealing with such a devastating, massive loss. yo
i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. >>> welcome back to a special edition of "new day." we start again, of course, with the passing of nelson mandela. you're looking at live pictures down in south africa. the news is sad to be sure but it is also definitely reason for celebration, because of the life and legacy of...
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a lot in education and health care, professional services like accountants and travel agents. and hiring in manufacturing is strongest since last year. wages are up and americans are working less hours. the list goes on. the report pushed the dow up 200 points friday. the federal reserve will release its findings soon. rememberer we still haven't gained back all the jobs we lost during the recession. 1 million to go. poppy and victor, still work to be done. >> zain, thank you very much. i want to put this in perspective, despite a week of very good news about the economy, a lot of you are not feeling the recovery. there's a recent cnn/orc poll, it highlights how things are going. 59%. almost 6 in 10 americans said badly, just 41% said they feel things are going well. and that has a lot to do with the fact all the jobs coming back, a lot of them of not high paying jobs. >> this week, south africa is paying tribute to nelson mandela, ten days of mourning are under way for the man many called madiba. but the nation is also celebrating this life. we'll do that next. [ dr. ronit ]
a lot in education and health care, professional services like accountants and travel agents. and hiring in manufacturing is strongest since last year. wages are up and americans are working less hours. the list goes on. the report pushed the dow up 200 points friday. the federal reserve will release its findings soon. rememberer we still haven't gained back all the jobs we lost during the recession. 1 million to go. poppy and victor, still work to be done. >> zain, thank you very much. i...
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we can invest in education and make sure that our schools are adequately funded. we can replace the sequester and make sure that our kids have a head start at a bright future and strengthen our social safety net for seniors and the poor and those who are in the middle class. mr. speaker, there is no shortage of what we can do to increase opportunity, to grow the economy and create jobs. this congress just needs to show the will, the willingness to work to get the american people back to work. and i commend my colleague, mr. garamendi, and the others who have spoken this evening for putting this issue front and center. this is the priority that the american people want us to focus on, jobs, jobs, jobs. thank you, and i yield back. mr. garamendi: thank you, mr. horsford and thank you for your passion, knowledge and concern for your constituents and particularly about those men and women that are from the military. i also have two major air force bases in my district with a very large population of veterans, both young and old from the various wars and conflicts of t
we can invest in education and make sure that our schools are adequately funded. we can replace the sequester and make sure that our kids have a head start at a bright future and strengthen our social safety net for seniors and the poor and those who are in the middle class. mr. speaker, there is no shortage of what we can do to increase opportunity, to grow the economy and create jobs. this congress just needs to show the will, the willingness to work to get the american people back to work....